Thursday, March 31, 2011

In response to Bishop Moon (Christians are less likely to Riot)

There has been a systematic and progressive pushing back of the public space to practise, to profess and to express our faith. For example, the wearing and displaying of crosses and other religious symbols, the use of religious words and the construction of places of worship have been restricted. - Bishop Ong Moon Hing

Excerpts from Twitterjaya: @hwabeng Why Christian politicians in BN fail to engage with the Christian Federation of Malaysia/NECF about the Al-Kitab issue etc n resolve it in Godly love?@hwabeng @simonsclim I don't see much love coming from the likes of Bishop Paul Tan or CFM/NECF. They are politicising everything.

Msia's freedom to worship: A global comparison.. In my weekly column in The Malay Mailtoday, I was compelled to offer my own modest views on our rights as citizens to religion and worship. The online reporting and discussions on the Christian Federation of Malaysia's response to the Bahasa Melayu Alkitabs was flawed in context and even malicious in intent, in my opinion. I have taken the liberty to quote some tweets on the subject, especially on how the issue is being politicized, and compared the CFM's problems with issues that journalists confront on a daily basis with the KDN. Please readPlay It By The Book (it should be up soon).

In www.theonlinecitizen.com, an article taken from Singapore Straits Times headlinedChristians less likely to riotdrew scores of comments from upset readers. They, too, have their sets of problems and a politician's comment, sometime with no malicious intent, can go very wrong. The newspaper's headline captures the spirit what Singapore is facing --Maintaining harmony here (Singapore) "a daily struggle".Of course the politician had his own way of putting across his views. In this case, not the best way!